September 25, 2025Frontiers in Public HealthOpen Access

Internal and external silica dust exposure threshold as an early screening index for silicosis: a cross-sectional study

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SLShupeng LiuShanghai University HHHailan HeKunming University of Science and Technology LCLei ChuNorth China University of Science and Technology

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Cross-sectional study identifies blood and urine silicon levels as early screening indicators for silicosis, suggesting critical thresholds for risk assessment.

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Silicosis risk increases with elevated blood and urine silicon levels, providing key indicators for early screening.
Workers with silicosis had a cumulative dust exposure threshold of 3728.50 mg·years, indicating significant risk factors.
Cumulative dust exposure and biological samples were analyzed using ICP-MS to establish internal and external exposure levels.
Blood silicon levels demonstrated high accuracy for identifying silicosis, supporting the need for better screening protocols.

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Liu et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68d5e1ffbd7882ccb9b8660a https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1652017

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Cross-sectional study identifies blood and urine silicon levels as early screening indicators for silicosis, suggesting critical thresholds for risk assessment.

Internal and external silica dust exposure threshold as an early screening index for silicosis: a cross-sectional study

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Internal and external silica dust exposure threshold as an early screening index for silicosis: a cross-sectional study

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